4-year-old boy shot and killed in Akron

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Police in Akron, Ohio are investigating the death of a 4-year-old boy who was shot while riding in a car with his father on Wednesday morning.

Fox 8 Cleveland reports that Jamarcus Allen died after being rushed to Akron Children's Hospital. His father, 48-year-old Terrance Allen, has been arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment and other offenses, according to ABC 5.

According to Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards, a Summit County Sheriff's deputy was flagged down by Allen, who was driving near the intersection of South Arlington Street and Davies Avenue just before 10 a.m. on Wednesday. Allen told the deputy that Jamarcus had been shot. There was a bullet hole in the roof of the car and officers recovered a handgun from the vehicle as well.

The slain child's mother, 42-year-old Jamella Allen, was distraught upon learning that her son was dead.

"I'm going crazy about what happened to my baby," she told ABC 5. "I want to know what happened."

Allen said her son loved Batman, Spider-Man and football and was looking forward to starting kindergarten next year.

Jamarcus Allen is the latest of many children to be shot to death in the United States. In recent weeks, the following young children have died from gunshot wounds:

- Maximilian Walters, 5, was shot and killed by his father, a Las Vegas Metro Police lieutenant, in Boulder City, Nevada on Monday.